Gloucestershire War Graves Project

53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Frederick Sidney Argent was born in 1900 at Forest Gate in the West Ham district of East London. His parents were James Argent, an engineer fitter, born in Bethnal Green in 1858 and his wife Alice, who was born in Ashleworth in 1861. The couple had eight children, of […]

2/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment William George Apperley was born in the first half of 1894 at Hempstead, Gloucester to George (an agricultural labourer) and his wife Annie (née Dawe), who was seventeen years his junior. The couple had married at Gloucester in the previous year and went on to have four children (William, Edith born

1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment William Leonard Allen was the fourth of eight children born to Henry and Mizellia (formerly Loveridge) Allen — a gypsy family. His Mother’s name is variously spelt amongst historical records including Millicent, Priscilla and Ella. William’s birth was registered at Highworth, Swindon in the third quarter of 1894 and there is

1/4th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) William George Andrews was born at Harnham, near Salisbury, Wiltshire in 1886 (he was baptised on 26 December of that year). His parents were George (who died in 1917, aged 70) and his wife Mary Jane who died in 1904, aged 59). The 1911 Census records that they

7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars Augustus Allinson was born in 1861 in the parish of St Mary, Woolwich, Kent. His father was Augustus Ward Allinson MD, who died on 3 April 1870 and in 1860 he had been appointed as Honorary Assistant Surgeon to the Royal East Kent Rifles Yeomanry. His mother was Fanny Francis Virtue

5th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps Geoffrey Dunster Allen was born at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 9 November 1896, the son of George and Susannh Allen of Maynella, 7 Deakin Avenue, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales. He was educated at Newington College, Sydney and served for a year with the Senior Cadets, as

2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry George Frederick Aldridge was born at Henley-onThames, Oxfordshire in 1886. He was the son of Henry (a farm labourer) and his wife Jane (née Tranter); the couple had married in 1868 and produced nine children, seven boys and two girls. Henry died in 1891, aged 53 and Jane

Royal Air Force Thomas Gordon Edgecombe Alder was born in Gloucester on 1 May 1892, the eldest son of Emanuel Benjamin Alder and his wife Kate. The family lived at lived at Milford Villa, 50 Hanman Road, Gloucester. Upon leaving Ryecroft Technical School, Gloucester, in 1906, where he was a chorister (and the first member

95th Battalion, Training Reserve Desmond Percy Alder was born on 13 January 1899, the twelfth and youngest child of Henry and Esther Alder who lived at Kohina Cottage, Pitchcombe near Stroud. There was 22 years age gap between George, the eldest, and Desmond. Henry, a stonemason, and Esther married on Christmas Day 1878. Henry died

Specialist List (New Armies) Arthur William Agg was born in 1865, the eldest son of Colonel William Agg and his wife Beatrix, who lived at The Hewletts in Cheltenham. The family had been well connected with the Cheltenham area for over a century. His brother, Major F J G Agg served with the Yorkshire Light

1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment Frederick John Addis was born in 1881 and his home was at Charlton Kings. At the age of 18 years seven months he left his job as a labourer and joined the Army. His Service Record has survived in the National Archives, although the part related to the Great War is